Today was Kalaya's one year appointment and it went very well! This was our first time with our new pediatrician. We decided the drive to Tualatin was just too much and this office is 2 minutes from Nelson's work. Our pediatrician was very highly recommended by a mother from our mommy group, who also practices attachment parenting. She is really nice, very supportive and we really like her, hooray!
The appointment went great! Kalaya is 30 1/2 inches long (89th percentile), 19 lbs 10 1/2 oz (25th percentile) and has a head circumference of 18 1/2 inches (93rd percentile). (She is now in 18 month clothes and wearing a size 4 diaper if she has a disposable on) All in all she was declared "perfect" and healthy! Of course, we already knew that, but it's nice to get a non-biased opinion! : )
Last week I checked the vaccine list to see what was coming up at this appointment and discovered they are scheduled for 5!! FIVE!!! That is shocking to me. I don't really worry about the autism scare and allergic reactions, but that is a LOT of shots! I wouldn't want to do that! So, we had 2 instead, to finish off the series she's started. She'll get the others (MMR, chicken pox and Hep A) in a couple of months, just to give her a break in between! She did very well, BIG cry when she got poked, but calmed down fine. She was a champ at the appointment, showing off her signing and some of her fine motor skills without any coaxing. She was a doll and every one just ate it up, as always!
Kalaya is crawling, crawling, crawling! She pulls up on everything, even things we wouldn't think possible! She has stood without holding onto anything 3 times, only for about 2 second, but it happened! She "walks" all around the coffee table, the couch, etc. I knew once she became mobile, everything else was going to happen quickly, and I was right! She's not too far from walking, we can sense it! We are a pretty baby proof household these days!
She is independently playing really well. She has some fun new toys that she plays with really well. She has a new ride on toy and some things with buttons. She's starting some imaginative play too, she pours tea into her teacup, drinks from the cup and shares with her dolls. She kisses her dolls and puts them in the stroller or rocking chair, so sweet!!
She has started sleeping through the night!!! It seems like she is the last baby on earth to do so, but I don't care, it is happening!! (Of course, now that I'm bragging, it won't happen tonight) She's eating lots of different foods (some days) and likes to feed herself. Other days, it's just breast milk still, but she just got tooth #9 last week and we can see #10 (both molars) pushing through, so I'm sure she's in some pain!
Life is about to change a little bit for Kalaya and I. We are going to start watching another baby every day. Andrew is 6 months old. We will watch him most mornings from about 8 until 1. I am really excited about the additional income, but it will be an adjustment to our lifestyle. No more sleeping in! : ( We'll see how everything goes!
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